Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 18 | SMU* | #10 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 30–0 | 53,545 | |||
| September 25 | at Pittsburgh* | #11 | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | W 55–29 | 34,916 | |||
| October 2 | #17 USC* | #8 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 33–20 | 62,351 | |||
| October 9 | vs. #3 Texas* | #8 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | CBS | W 48–27 | 72,032 | ||
| October 16 | #6 Colorado | #2 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 45–17 | 62,501 | |||
| October 23 | at Kansas State | #2 | KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS | W 75–28 | 37,198 | |||
| October 30 | Iowa State | #2 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 39–7 | 60,477 | |||
| November 6 | at Missouri | #2 | Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO | W 20–3 | 55,098 | |||
| November 13 | Kansas | #2 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ABC | W 56–10 | 54,347 | ||
| November 25 | #1 Nebraska | #2 | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivalry) | ABC | L 31–35 | 62,884 | ||
| December 4 | at Oklahoma State | #3 | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series) | W 58–14 | 36,571 | |||
| January 1 | vs. #5 Auburn* | #3 | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ABC | W 40–22 | 84,031 | ||
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